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Mormyshka logo #10101) Fishing equipment 2) Russian invention
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Mormyshka

Mormyshka logo #21000 Mormyshka (or Mormishka, or Marmooska, мормышка) is a sort of fishing lure or a jig. The word is derived from Russian word Mormysh (мормыш) - that means Freshwater Shrimp (Gammarus). Mormyshka was invented in the 19th century in Russia. The prototypes were big spoon lures used for ice fishing. Trying to imitate shrimps, anglers made ...
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